Cuspidor.



No. 879,314. I PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

- G. PETER.

OUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23,1907.

wmvssszs I I INVENTOR CHARLES PETER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CUSPIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed April 23. 1907- Serial No. 369.866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES PETER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cuspidors and consists in thenovel arrangement, construction and combination of parts as will befully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to construct a cuspidor having areversible bowl or basin, also a valve connection whereby the opening inthe cover is automatically closed after being opened by the foot of theuser to permit an absolutely sanitary apparatus.

A further object of my invention is in constructing a cuspidor with areversible bowl or basin the same may be readily and easily cleaned.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view of mycomplete invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on theline 2- -2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the valveand its operating mechanism used in connection with my invention.

In the construction of my invention I provide an outer shell 4 having anopen bottom and the top of the shell is provided with an inclined cover5. In the shell directly beneath the inclined cover I provide ahorizontal reinforcing top piece 6 which is provided with an up-turnedflange 7 forming an opening into which the projecting flange 8 of theinclined cover fits.

Pivotally secured to the horizontal partition wall and located directlybeneath the opening formed by the flange 7 is a valve 9.

consisting of a disk 1.0 having a projecting arm 11, the disk 10 comingdirectly beneath the opening and pivotally connected to the partitionwall at the point indicated by the numeral 12. In the arm 11 is providedan opening into which is inserted one end of a spring 13, the other endof said spring being attached to the partition wall and so arranged asto automatically keep the disk 1.0 beneath the opening closing the same.The disk 10 is also provided with a second projecting arm 14 to which isattached one end of a cord 15, the said cord passing over a roller orpulley 16 suitably attached to the under side of the horizontalreinforcing top piece .6 and the opposite end of said cord is secured tothe upper end 17 of an operating rod 18. The said rod is slidablymounted in brackets 19 secured to the inner surface of the shell, andthe opposite end of the operating rod is provided with a treadle member20 which projects through a slot 21 formed in the shell and the saidslot is of sufficient length as to permit a downward motion ofsufficient movement to allow the disk 10 to be drawn away from beneaththe opening formed in the horizontal partition wall. After the foot hasbeen removed from the treadle member 20 the spring 13 willautomaticallyreplace the disk in its closed position.

In the shell 4 is pivotally mounted a bowl or basin 22 which ispreferably hemispherical in form and is held in said shell by thetrunnion 28 and the knob 24.. By the use of said knob the bowl can beinverted into a reversed position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 sothat the contents may be removed and the same readily and easilycleaned. The object of constructing a cuspidor in this manner is toprovide an absolutely sanitary device, and it is necessary for the userto place his foot upon the lever to operate the valve as that thecontents may be passed into the bowl.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A cuspidor of the class described, comprising a cylindrical shell, abowl pivotally mounted in said shell, an inclined cover provided with acentral opening located upon the top of said shell, a reinforcing toppiece provided with a central opening located in the shell beneath thecover; a horizontal valve located beneath the opening of the inclinedcover and top piece, and a cord and operating rod for opening the valvewhen desiring to use the cuspidor, substantially as specified.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a shell, a bowl pivotallymounted in said shell, a horizontal reinforcing top piece provided witha central opening located in said shell, an inclined cover provided witha correspondin central opening located upon the shell, a horizontalvalve pivotally secured to the reinforcing top piece and located beneaththe opening, and a treadle mechanism for operating the valve,substantially as specified.

3. A device of the class described comprising a cylindrical shell openat its bottom; a reinforcing top piece located in the shell near the topand provided with a central 1 opening; an inclined cover loosely mountedon the top of the shell and provided with a central opening tocommunicate with the central opening in the reinforcing top piece; ahorizontal valve pivotally mounted on the reinforcing top piece andarranged to slide. horizontally on its pivot to open and close theopening; an operating rod a treadle attached to the operating rod; acord connected to the valve and to the operating rod for controlling thevalve when the treadle is operated, and a bowl pivotally located in theshell and arranged to 'be inverted to remove the contents,substantially'as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES PETER. Witnesses ALFRED A. EIoKs, WALTER C. STEIN.

